Marjorie MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY

(1942- )

MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY,
Marjorie, (wife of Edward Maurice Mezvinsky), a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June
21, 1942; graduated from Forest Park High School, Baltimore, Md.,
1959; B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1963; CBS News Foundation
Fellow, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.; television journalist,
WCAU-TV, 1967-1971; television journalist, NBC, 1971-1991; elected
as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third Congress (January 3,
1993-January 3, 1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the
One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994; chair, National Women’s
Business Council; director and deputy chair of the United States
delegation to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women,
1995.

Bibliography

Margolies-Mezvinsky, Marjorie, with Barbara Feinman. A
Woman’s Place: The Freshman Women Who Changed the Face of
Congress. New York: Crown Publishers, 1994; “Marjorie
Margolies-Mezvinsky” in Women in Congress, 1917-2006.
Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House
Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S.
House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office,
2006.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present